Traduction :
lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point; idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
Référence :
博士：古时官名。博士买了一头驴子，写了三纸契约，没有一个“驴”字。讥讽写文章长篇累牍而说不到点子上。
Origine :
北齐·颜之推《颜氏家训·勉学》：“邺下谚曰：博士买驴，书券三纸，未有驴字。”
Annotation :
博士买驴1
1. bóshìmǎilǘ :
[EN] lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point; idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
